Glad to hear there fessing up and fixing the fix. Iv got a early model haven’t Had a problem
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Q Mini fix (or fix) light primer strikes
- Thread starter pinkhair
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Hey there, I just purchased a new mini fix last month and am getting some light primer strikes. I have the 300 BO model. I get light strikes with all fmj ammo but Hornady 190 gr Sub-X functions flawlessly.
Do you still have some extra springs for sale and was it ever confirmed that the spring size in the mini fix was the same as the full size? I also sent you a PM on this topic as well.
Thanks,
Duane
Sold mine on Gunbroker for $3000, spent the money on a Barrett. Leaps and bounds happier.
Does anyone have the springs lying around for a stronger mini fix strike? Get light strikes on discreet ballistics but otherwise like the combo. No issues on full size
It works fine if you reload and use specific primers. If you want to shoot factory ammo then you might be better off with something else as it can be pretty finicky
I wonder if it’ll be a sore subject that gets brought up at their booth at the expo next weekend
I’d personally take an MCX over a honey badger but that’s just me
It's literally just a slightly larger bolt knob that q makes as a replacement. I have one as well.
I’ve had both and the honey badger is by far a better gun. It doesn’t weigh a metric shit ton, doesn’t have a forend rail that flexes like a wet noodle, doesn’t eat triggers, and doesn’t have ridiculous blow back.
gotcha. wasnt sure if you guys were talking about the extended bolt q makes or found a universal bolt knob that fits on the end.
Sorry for all you guys having issues w/ your minifix's. I love mine. works flawlessly. and is crazy accurate. such a fun rifle to shoot.
I ended up contacting Q, sent my bolt in for warranty repairs and they returned it in about 2 weeks which included shipping time both ways. They didn't say exactly what was done but it is much better. I will still occasionally get some light strikes when shooting something with a hard primer but it's good enough now where I have decided to keep it.
It seems to like anything by Hornady which is mostly what I will be shooting out of it. The harder primer stuff I'll just continue to shoot from the AR platforms I have. Still a bit irritating based on what it costs but I guess that's just the way it is. I just purchased a Proof 223 barrel and will be swapping out to try it too. Hopefully no issues will pop up with that configuration.
Glad yall got quick turn around
I tried sending my full sized fix in for the 6.5 feeding issue and finally had to start being like what the hell when we approached a year...
I tried sending my full sized fix in for the 6.5 feeding issue and finally had to start being like what the hell when we approached a year...
I got my bolt back. It took a month. I shot mine today and only had one light primer strike, a CCI 450. I had zero issues with FGMM primers. It seems pretty sorted now. I will probably just feed it FGMM just to be safe. I'll take my DD PDW for defense of home or for a hunt. For pure fun, I'll take the Mini Fix. It is crazy quiet with a good can.
It's like a supermodel, sexy... but high maintenance! Just got to love it for what it is.
It's like a supermodel, sexy... but high maintenance! Just got to love it for what it is.
I was getting a lot of messages about mini-fix springs. I directed a couple of guys to Karl at the Texas branch of Diamond Wire. I had Fix springs made. I don’t think anyone has made any mini-fix springs yet. I’ve only sold 2 so far. I haven’t had any complaints about them not working.
I have 609 rounds through mine as of today since my 6.5 fix came back from light strike issues (which took 19 weeks to resolve).
They said they replaced the cam on the email I got.
It has had 0 issues since then, even using CCI 450’s with Lapua SRP brass. The 19 weeks left a bitter taste in my mouth, but after backpack hunting the Ruby Mountains for two weeks I like the rifle again. I got my jumbo shrimp suppressor out of NFA jail last week and shot it for the first time today and now I like the rifle again. Shooting it suppressed is like a whole new rifle. Much more pleasant to shoot and no more fireballs every time I touch it off.
Nothing relevant to what I sold, rec 7 DI dmr. But every 308 I own is zeroed for FGMM 168 because that’s what I have stock piled. If I can’t trust a firearm, I send it on down the road.
I’m a budget guy. I had a receiver set and a bunch of parts and picked up a Unitah Precision bolt action 300 blk upper. I need to get a small can as got a huge one and it doesn’t fit this purpose. On it is a again something had laying around. It’s 1:7 not 1:5 but it did well with most I threw at it. It killed two deer. Daughter killed a Doe at 110 yards with Maker boars tooth 110 grain supers. The upper was $1000. Probably got $1500 in it. I would buy the JTAC 1:5 Elf owl if I had to do it over.
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I have heavier springs for sale for the fix. I confirmed that this was the issue when I met Ethan at ISOF in Vegas. I had explained to him I was having light strikes with M118LR. Ethan immediately pulled out a spring, gave it to me and explained he always has a heavy spring in case of this. I actually had 200 some springs manufactured prior to that interaction. The spring is $7 without shipping. At one point I wasn’t charging shipping and was eating the cost which came out to $20 in some instances. One guy’s shipping with the spring totaled $43 and that was enough for him to decline. I’ve sold about a dozen, use one myself and have never had anyone complain. Once you purchase it I send you the instructions on install and happy to help anyway I can.
It will not fit a mini-Fix. A couple users hit me up on my old account about this. The wire guage and length are different if I remember correctly. I directed them to Karl from Diamond Wire’s Texas location. I sent him my Fix spring, he took measurements and calculated that a slightly heavier gauge spring was all that was needed. If you ask Karl at Diamond Wire (Texas) he might be able to direct you to someone that had mini-Fix springs made.
